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The State of Health Considerations in Commercial Real Estate

By Kelly Worden on 09 Dec 2016 • 4 minute read

At Greenbuild, GRESB released the results from their first ever Health & Well-being Module to provide insight into how property companies and funds around the world are promoting health and well-being. Real estate companies are positioned to promote health and well- …

The Pursuit of Happiness

By Matthew Webster on 27 Jan 2016 • 3 minute read

Since launching our 2020 sustainability strategy last year, we’ve been exploring exciting opportunities for British Land to use placemaking to enhance the wellbeing of the many thousands of people who work, shop and live in our properties each week. Placemakers may …

The Drive to Make Healthy Places Investable

By Kelly Worden on 05 Nov 2014 • 2 minute read

It is widely recognized that the structure of the built environment influences health. However, there is currently not a mechanism for investing in the development of health-promoting property. The health impacts of real estate development operate as economic externalit …